People lie because they need to present themselves as competent and worthy. Money is one key way people feel they are valued.

Some of the people of color get paid their own money, and some of them don't.

Never have so many people, made so much money with so little talent.

Don't give me any money, don't give me any people, but give freedom, and I'll give you a movie that looks gigantic.

Historians pay attention to monumental buildings and famous architects, in Chicago and elsewhere. The everyday residential environments are typically completely ignored.

If you're letting people handle tens of thousands of dollars, you usually ask for some bond on those people. Here, you usually have a collection of midlevel managers with the key to nearly everything you own, especially if you're in the business of creating intellectual property. Do you do a background check on them? Do you ask them to be bonded?